diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py b/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
index 9637e7543..6283f7efb 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/blockchaininterface.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import random
 import sys
 import time
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from decimal import Decimal
 import binascii
 from twisted.internet import reactor, task
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ def estimate_fee_per_kb(self, N):
         required for inclusion in the next N blocks.
 	'''
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def get_wallet_rescan_status(self) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[Decimal]]:
+        """Returns pair of True/False is wallet currently rescanning and
+        Optional[Decimal] with current rescan progress status."""
+
     def import_addresses_if_needed(self, addresses, wallet_name):
         """import addresses to the underlying blockchain interface if needed
         returns True if the sync call needs to do a system exit"""
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ def __init__(self, jsonRpc, network, wallet_name):
             if not wallet_name in loaded_wallets:
                 self._rpc("loadwallet", [wallet_name])
             # We only support legacy wallets currently
-            wallet_info = self._rpc("getwalletinfo", [])
+            wallet_info = self._getwalletinfo()
             if "descriptors" in wallet_info and wallet_info["descriptors"]:
                 raise Exception(
                     "JoinMarket currently does not support Bitcoin Core "
@@ -146,12 +151,21 @@ def rescan_in_thread(self, start_height: int) -> None:
             log.error("Failure of RPC connection to Bitcoin Core. "
                       "Rescanning process not started.")
 
-    def getwalletinfo(self) -> dict:
+    def _getwalletinfo(self) -> dict:
         """ Returns detailed about currently loaded (see `loadwallet`
         call in __init__) Bitcoin Core wallet.
         """
         return self._rpc("getwalletinfo", [])
 
+    def get_wallet_rescan_status(self) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[Decimal]]:
+        winfo = self._getwalletinfo()
+        if "scanning" in winfo and winfo["scanning"]:
+            # If not 'false', it contains info that looks like:
+            # {'duration': 1, 'progress': Decimal('0.04665404082350701')}
+            return True, winfo["scanning"]["progress"]
+        else:
+            return False, None
+
     def _rpc(self, method, args):
         """ Returns the result of an rpc call to the Bitcoin Core RPC API.
         If the connection is permanently or unrecognizably broken, None
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_rpc.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_rpc.py
index 7f273b23e..d844f5f8c 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_rpc.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_rpc.py
@@ -641,11 +641,7 @@ def session(self, request):
 
             if self.services["wallet"]:
                 if self.services["wallet"].isRunning():
-                    winfo = self.services["wallet"].get_backend_walletinfo()
-                    if "scanning" in winfo and winfo["scanning"]:
-                        # Note that if not 'false', it contains info
-                        # that looks like: {'duration': 1, 'progress': Decimal('0.04665404082350701')}
-                        rescanning = True
+                    rescanning, _ = self.services["wallet"].get_backend_wallet_rescan_status()
                     wallet_name = self.wallet_name
                     # At this point if an `auth_header` is present, it has been checked
                     # by the call to `check_cookie_if_present` above.
diff --git a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_service.py b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_service.py
index e396aba7a..892eb74a1 100644
--- a/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_service.py
+++ b/jmclient/jmclient/wallet_service.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import itertools
 import time
 import sys
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Optional, Tuple
 from decimal import Decimal
 from copy import deepcopy
 from twisted.internet import reactor
@@ -733,11 +733,8 @@ def get_block_height(self, blockhash):
     def rescanblockchain(self, start_height: int, end_height: Optional[int] = None) -> None:
         self.bci.rescanblockchain(start_height, end_height)
 
-    def get_backend_walletinfo(self) -> dict:
-        """ 'Backend' wallet means the Bitcoin Core wallet,
-        which will always be loaded if self.bci is init-ed.
-        """
-        return self.bci.getwalletinfo()
+    def get_backend_wallet_rescan_status(self) -> Tuple[bool, Optional[Decimal]]:
+        return self.bci.get_wallet_rescan_status()
 
     def get_transaction_block_height(self, tx):
         """ Given a CTransaction object tx, return